“It looked like our first scrimmage,” Collins said in a post-scrimmage video interview. “In practice, you can control everything. Then you put them in pressure situations with our new offense, the reads and getting the ball out in time …”

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Collins was pleased with the offense’s ability to score in red-zone situations, but expects the defense to finish with the same urgency it started the day.

“The defense started fast and got some stops, and then in the red zone, you have to guard-up,” Collins said. “I want them to finish.”

UNC first-year offensive coordinator Nick Fulton said the key for the Bears is to “stay the course,” adding “we have to jog off the field on a three-and-out and figure out what went wrong.”